April 2000 - Sinister - missprint.org

Sinister: One fine day in the middle of the night, two dead men got up to fight...
by JENOWL22＠aol.com 09 Apr '00

09 Apr '00

Hewwo, Woo, I had the strangest dream about sinister last night, I dreamed that everyone on the entire list was having a meet up and it was on the Isle of Skye. And Erica, David Strange, Topher and me were sharing a car, which Erica was driving, and it had a big smiley face on it. So we all got to the meet up, which was being held on a big giant double decker bus, and everyone started asking questions about who had organized the meet up, but no one seemed to know. So we thought this was a bit odd, and we discovered that it was in fact an evil plot by an extremist religious group to kidknap us all and make us do magic (because it was a dream and we could all do magic in dreams). So we were trying to magic ourselves out of the bus, but it wasn't working. Then Isobel and Stuart flew there on giant giraffes, and picked up the bus and carried it to a big field, where we all had a smashing picnic and played football, and made daisy chains. And I was a bit disapointed when I woke up and found that it wasn't real, and that belle and sebastian fans couldn't really do magic. Idle Berry had a grate idea about a B&S sticker album, and I seriously think that we should all petition Jeepster about it until they give in. I'm really not joking about this. Also, I really liked Mikey's story, and I don't know why there was a warning up the top, because it was really sweet and nice. I think David Strange mentioned Melody Pops, which is interesting, because I'm thinking of writing a book on Melody Pops, called "Blow Me Baby- The Definitive Guide to Melody Pops" with a big smiling cartoon melody pop on the front cover, and having tips on how to get the best sound, how not to make it all slebbery, and which flavours are best for which tunes. Which a little tune index of belle and sebastian songs and how to play them, because I do actually sit on the bus and play B&S songs on a strawberry melody pop every day and this means I get expert status. I'll just shut up now. HMV are selling all the Smiths albums for 6 quid. This is quite good, but I still have no means of earning money, since I got chucked off my busking patch by an irate shopkeeper. Yesterday, me and my mum went all the way down to newcastle, to sit in McDonalds and come back up again. Then get done for speeding, somewhere around Berwick. I did a really bad thing and laughed when someone got expelled. But it's so good, from my point of view. Mr Tragedy asked, in his typically tactful (ooh, alliteration) way: "Is the Sinister list officially full of 'twee fieldmice bastards' as someone described it?" And yes I think so. Either that or I just don't get most of the innuendo banged about here. I hope everyone who is at ATP is having a lovely time. I missed legal man. Hugs, Jen +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ Brought to you by the undead Sinister mailing list +---+ To send to the list mail sinister(a)missprint.org. To unsubscribe send "unsubscribe sinister" or "unsubscribe sinister-digest" to majordomo(a)missprint.org. WWW: http://www.missprint.org/sinister +-+ "legion of bedroom saddo devotees" "tech-heads and students" +-+ +-+ "the cardie wearing biscuit nibbling belle & sebastian list" +-+ +-+ "sinsietr is a bit freaky" - stuart david, looper +-+ +----------------------------------------------------------------------+

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Re: Sinister: How Pavement are seriously yum
by nessa 09 Apr '00

09 Apr '00

Katy sez >Anyway what I'm more excited by is that I've just made a really good >compilation tape of Pavement, who are >my other favourite band alongside Belle & Sebastian. I apologise if a >Pavement mix tape sounds >like sacrilege to some people, but if there's anyone who hasn't heard this >wonderful band and would like to then just ask me for a copy. > >I think it's healthy to put music above personal relationships. Yes, and its even better to let them influence them. Or maybe it isn't. that might end in disaster and possibly rude sex where stephen malkmus's lyrics are concerned *fame throwa? ratteled by the rush?*. but thats business for the low down and dirty pavement list. we are clean here *don't ask me, I'm an agent* - *I'm not really a gary numan fan though* hey, try not to worry about it too much. I know that sounds terrible... sorry I'm totally useless. I'll shut up in a minute. this is my first e mail to this list. I've been lurking but felt inspired to speak. hi. What is the point of wisdom teeth? how do they suddenly convey wisdom? was it like when you see wise old people in bad hammer horror they have no teeth? except the back ones? thats why they're wisdom teeth? or to console yourself because you've reached 18 and even if you're still thick you must be wise because you're growing another set of teeth? anyway, all I know is that my jaw is like murder. yuck. nessa XXXX ******************************************************************** get your free gURLmAIL at http://www.gURLmAIL.com +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ Brought to you by the undead Sinister mailing list +---+ To send to the list mail sinister(a)missprint.org. To unsubscribe send "unsubscribe sinister" or "unsubscribe sinister-digest" to majordomo(a)missprint.org. WWW: http://www.missprint.org/sinister +-+ "legion of bedroom saddo devotees" "tech-heads and students" +-+ +-+ "the cardie wearing biscuit nibbling belle & sebastian list" +-+ +-+ "sinsietr is a bit freaky" - stuart david, looper +-+ +----------------------------------------------------------------------+

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Sinister: jesus, catpower live and hi fidelity(b&s content)
by kevin-m 08 Apr '00

08 Apr '00

hello. 001: i read in the paper that yesterday was the most probably and realistic date of jesus' birth. 002: with regards to item number 001, i though it would be appropriate to arrange a christmas present for the list and so i just posted a recording of the cat power show from apr.6/00 (in toronto). catpower live(49min./11.5Mb, encoded for 56k): www.geocities.com/lofemo/catpower.html (you can also stream it, sort of...) 003: last night i saw the film hi-fidelity. genious. it features a clip from seymour stein. it was fab. well then, merry christmas. kevin-m (lofemo at hotmail dot com) (www.members.tripod.com/lofemo) __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Talk to your friends online with Yahoo! Messenger. http://im.yahoo.com +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ Brought to you by the undead Sinister mailing list +---+ To send to the list mail sinister(a)missprint.org. To unsubscribe send "unsubscribe sinister" or "unsubscribe sinister-digest" to majordomo(a)missprint.org. WWW: http://www.missprint.org/sinister +-+ "legion of bedroom saddo devotees" "tech-heads and students" +-+ +-+ "the cardie wearing biscuit nibbling belle & sebastian list" +-+ +-+ "sinsietr is a bit freaky" - stuart david, looper +-+ +----------------------------------------------------------------------+

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Sinister: dad let us drink vodka in the kitchen
by Denise Power 08 Apr '00

08 Apr '00

__________________ ---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Fri, 07 Apr 2000 18:13:38 GMT From: Roisin McGarr <romcgarr(a)hotmail.com> To: tom(a)netsoc.ucd.ie, a98bf25e(a)student.ucd.ie, autumn(a)pillboxmagazine.co.uk, brianod(a)netsoc.ucd.ie, torney(a)indigo.ie, citysickness(a)hotmail.com, josiefitz(a)hotmail.com, naomicasey(a)hotmail.com, shewolf(a)tellmeimcute.com, university.observer(a)ucd.ie Subject: English Just look what I'm missing in English. >>> >RECEIVED FROM AN ENGLISH PROFESSOR: "You know that book Men are from Mars, Women from Venus? Well, here's a prime example of that. This assignment was actually turned in by two of my English students: Rebecca - last name deleted and Gary - last name deleted. English 44A SMU, Creative Writing Prof. Miller In-class Assignment for Wednesday "Today we will experiment with a new form called the tandem story. The process is simple. Each person will pair off with the person sitting to his or her immediate right. One of you will then write the first paragraph of a short story. The partner will read the first paragraph and then add another paragraph to the story. The first person will then add a third paragraph, and so on back and forth. Remember to re-read what has been written each time in order to keep the story coherent. The story is over when both agreea conclusion has been reached." >>> >----------------------------------------------------------- STORY: At first, Laurie couldn't decide which kind of tea she wanted. The camomile,which used to be her favourite for lazy evenings at home, now reminded her too much of Carl, who once said, in happier times, that he liked camomile. But she felt she must now, at all costs, keep her mind off Carl. His possessiveness was suffocating, and if she thought about him too much her asthma started acting up again. So camomile was out of the question. >>> >----------------------------------------------------------- Meanwhile, Advance Sergeant Carl Harris, leader of the attack squadron now in orbit over Skylon 4, had more important things to think about than the neuroses of an air-headed asthmatic bimbo named Laurie with whom he had spent one sweaty night over a year ago. "A.S. Harris to Geostation 17," he said into his transgalactic communicator. "Polar orbit established. No sign of resistance so far...". But before he could sign off a bluish particle beam flashed out of nowhere and blasted a hole through his ship's cargo bay. The jolt from the direct hit sent him flying out of his seat and across the cockpit. >>> >---------------------------------------------------------- He bumped his head and died almost immediately, but not before he felt one last pang of regret for psychically brutalising the one woman who had ever had feelings for him. Soon afterwards, Earth stopped its pointless hostilities towards the peaceful farmers of Skylon 4. "Congress Passes Law Permanently Abolishing War and Space Travel." Laurie read in her newspaper one morning. The news simultaneously excited her and bored her. She stared out the window, dreaming of her youth - when the days had passed unhurriedly and carefree, with no newspapers to read, no television to distract her from her sense of innocent wonder at all the beautiful things around her. "Why must one lose one's innocence to become a woman?" she pondered wistfully. >>> >--------------------------------------------------------- Little did she know, but she has less than 10 seconds to live. Thousands of miles above the city, the Anu'udrian mothership launched the first of its lithium fusion missiles. The dim-witted wimpy peaceniks who pushed the Unilateral Aerospace Disarmament Treaty through Congress had left Earth a defenceless target for the hostile alien empires who were determined to destroy the human race. Within two hours after the passage of the treaty the Anu'udrian ships were on course for Earth, carrying enough firepower to pulverise the entire planet. With no one to stop them, they swiftly initiated their diabolical plan. The lithium fusion missile entered the atmosphere unimpeded. The President, in his top-secret mobile submarine headquarters on the ocean floor off the coast of Guam, felt the inconceivably massive explosion which vaporised Laurie and 85 million other Americans. The President slammed his fist on the conference table. "We can't allow this! I'm going to veto that treaty! Let's blow 'em out of the sky!" >>> >---------------------------------------------------------- This is absurd. I refuse to continue this mockery of literature. My writing partner is a violent, chauvinistic, semi-literate adolescent. >>> >---------------------------------------------------------- Yeah? Well, you're a self-centred tedious neurotic whose attempts at writing are the literary equivalent of Valium. >>> >---------------------------------------------------------- Asshole. >>> >---------------------------------------------------------- Bitch. >>> >---------------------------------------------------------- ________________________________________________ >>>Paul Bradley >>>Application Development School >>>SCHLUMBERGER >>>Mobile Communications Solutions >>>Tel: +33 1 47 46 66 67 (Extn. 5477) >>>Fax: +33 1 47 46 59 31 >>>Mobile: +33 6 09 37 04 89 >>>Email : pbradley(a)slb.com ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ Brought to you by the undead Sinister mailing list +---+ To send to the list mail sinister(a)missprint.org. To unsubscribe send "unsubscribe sinister" or "unsubscribe sinister-digest" to majordomo(a)missprint.org. 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Sinister: Introducing myself & Q
by Yuka Nakajima 08 Apr '00

08 Apr '00

Hiya all. My name is Yuka and I live in the suburbs of Tokyo. I was an editor/technical translator of telecommunication till March and am looking for a new job now. To be honest, my first impression of B&S was "too weak" and nothing stirred my heart actually. But the older I got, the sweeter, greater, and cooler their sound became for me. Now I curse myself for not being born in the UK cos I've never seen their concerts. I'm dying to see their show in Japan...I don't know if they like my country or not though. My fav bands other than B&S are: Trash Can Sinatras/Teenage Fanclub/Gomez/Squeeze/Charlatans/Ride/Guided By Voices Chapterhouse/New Order/A Flock Of Seagulls/Jools Holland Orange Juice/Yo La Tengo/Travis/Big Country/Swervedriver. My fav author is James Herriot by the way. Lastly, I'd like to ask you listees from Scotland: Why is Scotland called "the land of cakes?" Cheers, Yuka *-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*--*-*-*-*-* Yuka Nakajima dolphin-y(a)mb.neweb.ne.jp jellyfish71(a)yahoo.co.jp Life is like a dog-sled team. If you ain't the lead dog the scenery never changes. +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ Brought to you by the undead Sinister mailing list +---+ To send to the list mail sinister(a)missprint.org. To unsubscribe send "unsubscribe sinister" or "unsubscribe sinister-digest" to majordomo(a)missprint.org. WWW: http://www.missprint.org/sinister +-+ "legion of bedroom saddo devotees" "tech-heads and students" +-+ +-+ "the cardie wearing biscuit nibbling belle & sebastian list" +-+ +-+ "sinsietr is a bit freaky" - stuart david, looper +-+ +----------------------------------------------------------------------+

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Sinister: a sinister health warning
by The Narrow Wizard 08 Apr '00

08 Apr '00

bad news folks. our beloved sinister has been used to spread a highly infectious computer virus. The virus named Sinisteritus is passed from computer to operator leaving up to 1,200 people infected. Please be on the lookout for the following symptoms. 1)mispronouncing the word great as if it was spelt grate. 2)upon finding a tasty foodstuff pronouncing it to be yum 3)upon being pleased with something giving the DICKIESQUE murmur MMMMMM Later stages of the disease have much more far reaching effects. One sufferer (not me honest) recently believed that the Rare Bird song Beautiful Scarlet was in fact written about Erica Macarthur even though it was written in 1969 and so predates the youthful beauty. As the lists resident wizard I have developed a powerful spell to counteract the virus, all sufferers should follow these intstructions carefully in order to be free of the virus 1) first find a large tree 2) next a group of people must be found to witness the spell, it is comunity magic and therefore derives its power from the watching masses. 3) now dance round the tree in a backwards skipping manner 4) after 3 passes around the tree turn and dance forwards another 3 times while chanting the following incantation "Ooo-ayama-sill-ebugga" if you follow this advice not only will you be free from the virus but you will also be protected from mishearing the lyrics to the new single and album, oh yeah and you'll get a shag in the next week as well. well now that your health is sorted out time for a few other points. the book high fidelity is not in fact very good, anyone who disagrees is directed to read the following so that they know the meaning of the term great book, the wind up bird chronicle by Haruki Murakami, underworld by Don DeLilo, and anything by Kafka or Raymond Carver. Robyn mentioned a film about half japanese which I haven't actually seen but I'll recomend it anyway just 'cos the soundtrack will be great. Was listening to "the greatest hits of half japanese" a couple of days ago and found a rather great bit of writing by David Fair in the sleevenotes, all aspiring guitarists should read it but here's the gist of it for the rest of you. 1) don't tune your guitar as it makes it seem like there is a right way and a wrong way to do things. 2) don't learn any chords as knowing a set of notes and only playing those limits the amount of noises you can make. 3) don't buy a guitar that has the tuning things on the body of the guitar rather than at the end of the neck, they look silly and so will you. 4) when choosing strings you could copy david or his brother Jad. David uses 6 different strings so that he can get more noises out of the guitar, Jad has 6 strings the same so that he can never hit the wrong string. 5) play an electric guitar rather than an acoustic one, they make more noise. well that's more than enough from me, bye now and remember to chant Ooo-ayama-sill-ebugga love and pink things owen With that the narrow wizard waggled his bushy eyebrows and disappeared in a flash of blue flame leaving behind only a faint smell of cinnamon +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ Brought to you by the undead Sinister mailing list +---+ To send to the list mail sinister(a)missprint.org. To unsubscribe send "unsubscribe sinister" or "unsubscribe sinister-digest" to majordomo(a)missprint.org. WWW: http://www.missprint.org/sinister +-+ "legion of bedroom saddo devotees" "tech-heads and students" +-+ +-+ "the cardie wearing biscuit nibbling belle & sebastian list" +-+ +-+ "sinsietr is a bit freaky" - stuart david, looper +-+ +----------------------------------------------------------------------+

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Sinister: Salamanca bound....
by Ken Seto 07 Apr '00

07 Apr '00

Hello folks, I'm heading to Salamanca, Spain for two weeks of Spanish language courses and general merriment at the end of April. I'll be there from April 22 to May 7 or so. Just wondering if any of you charming people are in that area..(or even in Madrid). I'd like to meet up, even if it's just long enough for you to point me to the best tapas restaurants! :-) On another note... still deciding if I should pick up the LLPJ boxed set since I already have DOW and 369SOL. ugh. BTW, Where did you guys hear the new single? Is it on the 'net anywhere? -Ken +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ Brought to you by the undead Sinister mailing list +---+ To send to the list mail sinister(a)missprint.org. To unsubscribe send "unsubscribe sinister" or "unsubscribe sinister-digest" to majordomo(a)missprint.org. WWW: http://www.missprint.org/sinister +-+ "legion of bedroom saddo devotees" "tech-heads and students" +-+ +-+ "the cardie wearing biscuit nibbling belle & sebastian list" +-+ +-+ "sinsietr is a bit freaky" - stuart david, looper +-+ +----------------------------------------------------------------------+

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Sinister: dates being leaked??
by merci buckets 07 Apr '00

07 Apr '00

Apparently ( I haven't read it yet).. The Belfast Newsletter newspaper says that B&S are playing Belshaft in late August. That's all, John ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ Brought to you by the undead Sinister mailing list +---+ To send to the list mail sinister(a)missprint.org. To unsubscribe send "unsubscribe sinister" or "unsubscribe sinister-digest" to majordomo(a)missprint.org. WWW: http://www.missprint.org/sinister +-+ "legion of bedroom saddo devotees" "tech-heads and students" +-+ +-+ "the cardie wearing biscuit nibbling belle & sebastian list" +-+ +-+ "sinsietr is a bit freaky" - stuart david, looper +-+ +----------------------------------------------------------------------+

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Sinister: high fidelity
by Guilherme Barrella 07 Apr '00

07 Apr '00

you guys probably don't know this but... there is a brazilian short movie based on the high fidelity book. it's called high fidelity - a low fidelity version (or something like this... i'm probably wrong). anyway... it's available on vhs around here. and there are lots of great brazilian bands on the soundtrack. if anyone is interested, i can give you more details. love, gui -- ----------------------------------------------------------- Passem suas horas na net com a Winnie Cooper! Site Oficial: http://www.winniecooper.cjb.net MP3s: http://www.mp3.com/winniecooper Webmail Gratuito: http://winniecooper.zzn.com Fã Clube: http://www.terravista.pt/IlhadoMel/5883/ ----------------------------------------------------------- A única gravadora que cometeu a loucura de nos contratar! Slag Records: http://slag.sekure.org ----------------------------------------------------------- A gravadora de coletâneas mais indie do Brasil! 1, 2, 3 Indiezinhos Records: http://www.indiezinhos.cjb.net ----------------------------------------------------------- "Vocês me dão medo" Eduardo Ramos, Slag Records "Quando acabar essa turnê espero realizar meu sonho de ser roadie da Winnie Cooper" Kurt Cobain, roadie do Man Or Astroman? "É sério que na verdade vocês são uma banda de metal?" Pedro Palhares, Superheaven, Charllote's Suit, Blue Afternoon, etc e etc "Eu achava que os Jerssons eram a banda mais retardada da Slag, mas agora estou em dúvida" Eduardo Ramos, Slag Records "Eu queria aparecer na seção de frases da Winnie Cooper" Augusto Olivani, LoFi Zine ----------------------------------------------------------- +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ Brought to you by the undead Sinister mailing list +---+ To send to the list mail sinister(a)missprint.org. To unsubscribe send "unsubscribe sinister" or "unsubscribe sinister-digest" to majordomo(a)missprint.org. WWW: http://www.missprint.org/sinister +-+ "legion of bedroom saddo devotees" "tech-heads and students" +-+ +-+ "the cardie wearing biscuit nibbling belle & sebastian list" +-+ +-+ "sinsietr is a bit freaky" - stuart david, looper +-+ +----------------------------------------------------------------------+

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Sinister: thought you'd got rid of me, huh?
by fiona 07 Apr '00

07 Apr '00

the stoopid pooter won't let me unsubscribe, so i suppose i'll just linger around these parts for a while and i'll have to do a lot of deleting when i get back to uni, so i apologise in advance. went to the aforementioned gybe gig in manchester, agreed planet k is a rubbish place to have a gig particularly when the band are playing such bleak soundscapes, and everytime i've been they've claimed the pumps don't work so they can only sell bottles, i'm beginning to think it's a lie. but in its defence it does make a good club venue. (how to alienate everyone outside the area you live in one easy lesson) i didn't get to hear legal man last night so don't tell me what it sounds like.... la la la la i can't hear you *fiona sticks fingers in her ears people keep talking about this weekend, i didn't realise that my going home was such a big event for everyone. or is there something else happening? [joke] but, no it won't be as good as bowlie mainly because i won't be there, but i hope you all have a good time and i want full reports of all the smutty goings on when you get back. once again, i'm sure i had lots to tell you, but as ever its slipped my mind, so i'll keep it (mercifully) brief for today. love, jaffa cakes and easter eggs to you all, fiona ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ in celebration of the world's gratest (sic) soft drink and its unusual capacity to make vodka taste fantastic, join my club http://clubs.yahoo.com/clubs/worldofirnbru go on, make me feel wanted ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ Brought to you by the undead Sinister mailing list +---+ To send to the list mail sinister(a)missprint.org. To unsubscribe send "unsubscribe sinister" or "unsubscribe sinister-digest" to majordomo(a)missprint.org. WWW: http://www.missprint.org/sinister +-+ "legion of bedroom saddo devotees" "tech-heads and students" +-+ +-+ "the cardie wearing biscuit nibbling belle & sebastian list" +-+ +-+ "sinsietr is a bit freaky" - stuart david, looper +-+ +----------------------------------------------------------------------+

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